Dennis Gabor
Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist (1900–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dennis Gabor CBE FRS[1] (/ˈɡɑːbɔːr, ɡəˈbɔːr/ GAH-bor, gə-BOR;[3][4][5][6] Hungarian: Gábor Dénes, pronounced [ˈɡaːbor ˈdeːnɛʃ]; 5 June 1900 – 9 February 1979) was a Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist who invented holography, for which he received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.[7][8][9][10][11][12] He obtained British citizenship in 1934, and spent most of his life in England.[13][14]
The native form of this personal name is Gábor Dénes. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Born | Dénes Günszberg (1900-06-05)5 June 1900 |
Died | 9 February 1979(1979-02-09) (aged 78) London, England |
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Marjorie Louise Butler
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